Several IndyCar drivers have urged the series to slash the weight of its chassis when it replaces the current DW12 after next season.
The DW12 weighs a maximum of 771kg in road and street course specification, excluding the fuel, driver and drink. Its weight is set to rise in 2023 when the series introduces new power units including hybrid systems that will increase their power by around 200bhp.
However, several of the series’ more experienced drivers have urged the category to reverse the car’s recent weight gains. Among them are Will Power, Scott Dixon and Graham Rahal, who have over 800 starts in IndyCar and the former Champ Car series between them.
“I think the car is too heavy,” said Power yesterday. “I think once they add that hybrid thing, it’s just too much. It already was with the windscreen but it’s become less and less nimble. They’ve got to find a way to lose some weight out of the car.”
Dixon described the current IndyCar as “more of a junior category…